Gilbert vs Nevada

A side-by-side comparison of Gilbert and Nevada: population, income, housing, and more.

Gilbert and Nevada are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Nevada has the higher population (6,952 vs 1,300 in Gilbert). Gilbert has the higher median household income ($112,250 vs $75,221 in Nevada). Gilbert has the higher median home value ($267,200 vs $177,800 in Nevada).

Population, income & housing

	Gilbert	Nevada
Population	1,300	6,952
Median age	42.3 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$112,250	$75,221
Median home value	$267,200	$177,800
Median gross rent	$887	$884
Housing units	521	3,253
Homeownership rate	86.6%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.5%	30.6%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilbert	Nevada
Population	1,013 → 1,300 (+28.3%)	6,754 → 6,952 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$88,333 → $112,250 (+27.1%)	$58,968 → $75,221 (+27.6%)
Median home value	$206,400 → $267,200 (+29.5%)	$138,700 → $177,800 (+28.2%)
Median gross rent	$710 → $887 (+24.9%)	$650 → $884 (+36.0%)

Gilbert

Population

1,0131,300

Median household income

$88,333$112,250

Median home value

$206,400$267,200

Median gross rent

$710$887

Nevada

Population

6,7546,952

Median household income

$58,968$75,221

Median home value

$138,700$177,800

Median gross rent

$650$884

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilbert	Nevada
Under 5	6.1%	4.0%
5 to 17	20.1%	19.6%
18 to 24	5.0%	8.9%
25 to 34	11.8%	14.6%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.0%
45 to 54	17.8%	10.1%
55 to 64	15.4%	13.4%
65 to 74	9.1%	10.4%
75 and over	3.2%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilbert	Nevada
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	83.3%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.3%	0.1%
Asian	3.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.6%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilbert	Nevada
No high school diploma	1.0%	6.0%
High school graduate	17.8%	25.2%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	31.5%	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilbert	Nevada
Drove alone	84.4%	85.3%
Carpooled	5.6%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	5.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilbert	Nevada
1-unit, detached	86.9%	59.9%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	9.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	12.9%

Poverty & households

	Gilbert	Nevada
Poverty rate	5.0%	10.3%
Average household size	2.49	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1980	1973